When were hershey kisses invented?

Martha Stewart and Michael Kinney of Hershey Foods discuss the history of Hershey's kisses and how chocolate is made at the Hershey Factory. read more

More successful still was Hershey’s Tropical Chocolate Bar, a heat resistant confectionery bar developed in 1943. This bar even went to the moon in 1971 with Apollo 15. Sadly, 1945 was also the year Milton Hershey died, but his entrepreneurial spirit continues to drive his company forward. read more

The Hershey Kisses were first introduced in 1907. At first, the Hershey Kisses were wrapped by hand, but in 1921, a machine was made so the Kisses would be wrapped automatically. Brothers Walter, Howard and Raymond Phillippy made improvements, such as devices to reject misshapen Kisses and position unwrapped candies upright. read more